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Welcome to Buy Stirling Albion, the new online home of the Buy Stirling Albion campaign. It’s been a turbulent time for this club, both on and off the pitch but we can guarantee you that it is still our ambition to save this club, for the people of Stirling. We have plenty of fresh fundraising ideas which we will announce over the next few months.

What we have here is not just a website, it is an online community. What that means is that you can not only keep abreast of all the news from the campaign, you can also keep in touch with other campaign members. So please, sign up and have a look around. I think you’ll find plenty of things to keep you occupied!

Finally, please remember that we are still fundraising. If you or someone you know might wish to purchase a membership, click the tab on the main page. Remember, for just £40 you could help make history by turning Stirling Albion into the UK’s first ever 100% community owned club.

Anyway, that’s all for now. Enjoy the site.

Tom

Latest News

 

FANS’ REPRESENTATIVE ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
1 August 2010 -  At the fans’ meeting held on 8th July, it was announced that provision would be made for Trust members to elect one of their number to serve on the Executive Committee charged with managing the affairs of Stirling Albion FC.
The matter received further consideration at a recent meeting of the Executive Committee when it was noted that attention would have to be given to a number of procedural issues surrounding the call for nominations and voting arrangements, to ensure that, legally, these are in compliance with the Rules of the Supporters’ Trust.
Since our legal advisor is heavily committed currently to finalising a number of complex legal issues associated with the acquisition of the Club, it has been agreed that the election of a Trust members’ representative be revisited in 3 months’ time.

 

BALLOT RESULT – ACQUISITION OF MAJORITY SHARE CAPITAL

28 July 2010 -  The postal and electronic ballots closed at 10.00am (British Standard Time) this morning.
The votes cast In response to the resolution “I agree that the Trust proceeds with the acquisition of a majority of the issued share capital of Stirling Albion Football and Athletic Club Limited” were as follows:
 
            YES – 598
            NO – 2
           
Discussions are continuing in order to fulfil the legal requirements necessary to finalise the acquisition and further news will be posted on this webpage in due course.

 

SEASON TICKET SALES AND COLLECTION

21 July 2010 - Season Tickets can be purchased/collected from the Stirling Albion Stadium Shop at Forthbank (Ground Floor) between 1.45pm and 3.00pm prior to the matches on 24th July (Falkirk), 31st July (Forfar) and 14th August (Cowdenbeath).

 

PRICES FOR NEW SEASON

5 July 2010 - The Club can now announce prices for the forthcoming season:

Season Tickets – Exclude Friendlies and Scottish Cup Matches
Adults    £270
Adults (Trust Members)    £250
Concessions (Including students)   £160
Children – 16 years of age and under   £65
Young Reds      £50
 A new product – a Bino Bond: A 4-year season ticket for all games excluding Scottish Cup Matches,  + Free Hospitality at a match of your choice for 4 people in season 2010/11 OR 2011/2012, and your name on a special plaque at the Forthbank
Price -   £1000
Admission on the day
Adults   £16
Concessions (Including Students) £10
Children – 16 years of age and under (incl Young Reds) £5  
Orders for season tickets will be taken at the Fans Meeting on Thursday night (8th July) and a form will be made available for this purpose to those attending. We will also be in a position to take payment with your order if you wish – cash and cheques only (payable to “Stirling Albion Football Club”).  Existing season tickets holders can assist by having their preferred seat number available on the night.
We will aim to have ordered tickets available for collection from the club office from Wednesday 14 July 2010 onwards. Club office will be open between 10.00 and 16.00 hours on weekdays and on matchdays (Saturdays). It will also be open between 16.00 and 19.00 on Wednesday 14 July and Thursday 15 July 2010.
For those unable to attend the Fans meeting, tickets can be acquired in the normal way directly from the Club office and can be pre-ordered by telephone 01786-450399.

 

FANS' MEETING - THURSDAY 8 JULY 2010

4 July-  There will be a fans' meeting on Thursday  8 July 2010 to discuss the acquisition of Stirling Albion FC by the Supporters' Trust.

Time:  7.30pm for 8.00pm

Venue:  King Robert Hotel, Glasgow Road, Bannockburn, Stirling

All Albion fans - Trust members or not -  are very welcome to attend.

NEWS FLASH!!!!

2nd July 2010 -  It is with great pleasure that we can announce that the Buy Stirling Albion campaign has ended in success!

You, our members, are now the owners of a professional football club!

Members of the campaign steering group have been locked in negotiations for the past month and this week signed a deal which means that, as of now Stirling Albion is Scotland’s first ever fan-owned senior team!

Of course, the hard work only begins now but it would be wrong not to take a moment to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported the campaign so far. Without you, none of this would have been possible. So, on behalf of the whole campaign team, thank you for helping to make history.

Next week (time and date TBA) we will hold a supporters’ update meeting. We know that you will have lots of questions about what happens next at the club. We will try our hardest to answer them then.

 Stay tuned for details of the meeting.

Tom

P.S. We’ve had to keep our cards close to our chests while negotiations were ongoing. Now that it’s over expect to see a lot more information coming out so please, check the website regularly to find out all of the latest news.

 

 

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